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### RULE 239 GRAPHIC ARTS OPERATIONS

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CONTENTS

100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE

102 APPLICABILITY

103 SEVERABILITY

104 EXEMPTIONS

200 DEFINITIONS

201 ADHESIVE

202 AEROSOL ADHESIVE

203 ALCOHOL

203 204 APPLICATION EQUIPMENT

205 BLANKET

206 BLANKET REPAIR MATERIAL

204 207 BLANKET AND ROLLER WASHES

205 208 CLOSED CONTAINER

206 209 COATING

207 210 COLD BENDING

208 211 CONTROL DEVICE

209 212 CONVERTING OPERATION

213 CURED INK, CURED COATING, OR CURED ADHESIVES

210 214 DRYING OVEN

211 215 ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT

212 216 EMBOSSING

213 217 EXEMPT COMPOUNDS

214 218 EXTREME PERFORMANCE INK/COATING

215 219 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING INDUSTRY

216 220 FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTI NG

217 221 FOUNTAIN SOLUTION

218 222 FUGITIVE EMISSIONS

219 223 GRAPHIC ARTS OPERATIONS

220 224 GRAVURE PRINTING

22 5 HEATER or DRYER

221 22 6 HEAT BENDING

222 22 7 HEATSET INK

22 8 INK JET

223 22 9 INFLATING

224 2 30 LAMINATING OPERATIONS

225 2 3 1 LETTERPRESS PRINTING

226 23 2 LINE

227 23 3 LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING

228 LITHOGRAPHIC AND LETTER PRESS PRINTING, OTHER CLEANING

229 23 4 MAINTENANCE CLEANING

230 235 MATERIAL

231 236 MECHANICALLY FORMED PRODUCTS

232 237 METALLIC INK

233 238 METERING ROLLER

234 239 NONCOMPLIANT MATERIALOctober 11 , 20 12

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- HEATSET INK

236 241 NON

- POROUS SUBSTRATE

237 242 OFFSET PRINTING

238 243 OVERLAY

239 244 PREPRESS OPERATIONS

240 245 PRINTING

241 246 PRINTING INK

242 247 PROOF PRESS

243 248 REFRIGERATED CHILLER

249 REMOVABLE PRESS COMPONENT

244 250 REPAIR CLEANING

251 ROLLER WASH

245 25 2 SCREEN PRINTING

246 25 3 SIGN INK/COATING

247 25 4 SOLVENT CLEANING

248 25 5 SPECIALTY FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING

249 25 6 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SIC)

250 25 7 STATIONARY SOURCE

258 STRIPPING

251 25 9 SUBSTRATE

252 2 60 59 60 ULTRAVIOLET INK

253 2 6 1 0 1 VACUUM

- FORMING

254 26 1 2 VOC COMPOSITE PARTIAL PRESSURE

255 26 2 2 3 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC)

256 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) AS APPLIED

257 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) AS SUPPLIED

26 3 3 4 VOC CONTENT

258 26 4 4 5 WATER SLIDE DECALS

259 26 5 5 6 WEB

260 26 6 6 7 WEB

- FEED

261 26 7 7 8 WIPE CLEANING

300 STANDARDS

301 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

302 301 VOC CONTENT LIMITS FOR MATERIALS USED IN GRAPHIC ARTS OPERATIONS

303 302 EMISSION CONTROL EQUIPMENT

304 303 CLEANING AND STORAGE REQUIREMENTS

305 304 PROHIBITION OF SALE

306 305 SURFACE PREPARATION AND REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SOLVENT CLEANING

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN

402 401 PRODUCT INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SELLERS

403 CALCULATION FOR DETERMINING VOC COMPOSITE PARTIAL PRESSURE

404 CALC ULATION FOR DETERMINING VOC CONTENT OF MATERIAL EXCLUDING

WATER AND EXEMPT COMPOUNDS

405 CALCULATION FOR DETERMINING VOC CONTENT OF MATERIAL INCLUDING

WATER AND EXEMPT COMPOUNDS

406 402 CALCULATION FOR DETERMINING PERCENT CONTROL EFFICIENCY AND VOC

MASS EMI SSION RATE

407 403 CALCULATION FOR DETERMINING VOC EMISSIONS FOR STATIONARY SOURCES

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501 RECORDKEEPING

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101 PURPOSE: To limit the emissions of volatile organic compounds from graphic arts operations.

102 APPLICABILITY: The provision s of this rule apply to all graphic arts operations within

the District ; or any person who supplies, sells, offer s to s ell

, applies, or manufactures,

within the District

, any graphic arts materials.

102.1 Geographic: The provisions of this rule apply to all graphic arts operations located in Placer County.

102.2 Operations: Except for the operations listed in Section 104, EXEMPTIONS, the provisions of this rule apply to all GRAPHIC ARTS OPERATIONS as defined in Section 219 and to any person who manufactures, sells, offers to sell, or supplies any graphic arts materials list ed in Sections 301, 302, 304 and 305, STANDARDS. (GRAPHIC ARTS OPERATIONS are typically categorized under the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes of 27 xx ).

103 SEVERABILITY: If a court of competent jurisdiction issues an order that any provisi on of this rule is invalid, it is the intent of the Board of Directors of the District that other provisions of this rule remain in full force and effect, to the extent allowed by law.

104 EXEMPTIONS:

104.1 General:

104.1.1 Until April 8, 2005, the requ irements of this rule, with the exception of Sections 302 and 501.1 to 501.3, shall not apply to any graphic arts operation at a stationary source which emits less than 660 pounds of volatile organic compounds per calendar month from all graphic arts

opera tions, including cleaning materials, and excluding operations

addressed in Section 104.2.

104.1.2 After April 8, 2005, T t he requirements of this rule, with the exception of

Sections 302 30 3 and 501.1 to 501.3, shall not apply to any graphic arts operation at a stationary source which either : ;

104.1 .2 .1 H h as actual total VOC emissions of less than or equal to 60 pounds per calendar month of volatile organic compounds from all graphic arts operations and cleaning materials; or

104.1 .2 .2 R r eceives a permit that limits the potential to emit, as calculated pursuant to Rule 502, N EW ew S OURSE ource
R EVIEW eview , to less than or equal to 175 pounds of volatile organic compounds per calendar month from all graphic arts operations and cleaning materi als.

104.2 Stripping of Cured Inks, Coatings, or Adhesives : The requirements of Section

303 .1 shall not apply to materials used for the stripping of cured inks, cured coatings, or cured adhesives.

104.2 Proof Presses and/or Research and Test Development Operations : Until April 8, 2005, this rule, with the exception of Sections 302 and 501.1

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104.3 Exem ption From from Rule 219: The provisions of Rule 219, O RGANIC rganic

S OLVENTS olvents

, ORGANIC SOLVENTS

, shall not apply to Graphic Arts Operations as defined in Rule 239, Section 2 23 19

.

104.4 Business and Personal Printers: This rule shall not apply to business and personal printers such as ink jets, bubble jets, and laser jets.

104.5 Prepress Operations: This rule shall not apply to prepress operations associated with printing plate making including the cleaning or processing of film photo processors , color scanners, plate processors, film cleaning, and plate photo developer s processors

.

104.6 Aerosol Adhesives

– Screen Printing: The requirements in Section 302 301 of this rule shall not apply to aerosol adhesives u sed by screen printing operations provided that the aerosol adhesives comply with the VOC limits for

aerosol adhesives under Section 300

, - S tandards

, in Rule 235

, ADHESIVES

– A DHESIVES dhesives

.

104.7 Aerosol Adhesives

– Graphic Arts Operations: The requirements of this rule shall not apply to aerosol adhesives used by graphic arts operations other than screen printing provided that the VOC emissions from the facility are less than 660 pounds per calendar month from all graphic arts operations a nd provided that the aerosol adhesives comply with the VOC limits for aerosol adhesives

under Section 300

, - S tandards

, in Rule 235

, ADHESIVES

– A DHESIVES dhesives

.

104.8 Fountain Solutions : The requirements of Sections 301. 2 and 301. 4 s hall not apply to fountain solutions provided that the total VOC emissions from all offset lithographic printing operations including related cleaning activities at a stationary source prior to controls do not exceed 450 pounds per calendar

month.

104.9 Blanket Repair Material s : The requirements of this rule shall not apply to

b lanket repair materials used in containers of four ounces or less.

104. 10 Heatset Web Offset Lithographic Printing and Heatset Web Letterpress Printing :

104. 10 .1 The requirements of Section 302.1 shall not apply to a heatset

web offse t lithographic printing press or a heatset web letterpress printing press with potential to emit from the drying oven, prior to emissions control equipment, less than 25 tons per year of VOC

from heatset inks.

104. 10 .2 The requirements of Sec tion 302

. 1 shall not apply heatset web

offset lithographic printing press or a heatset web letterpress printing press used for book printing or to a press with maximum

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201 ADHESIVE: Any substance used to that is applied for the purpose bond ing one two

surface surfaces to another surface by attachment together other than by mechanical

means

.

202 AEROSOL ADHE SIVE: An adhesive packaged as an aerosol product in which the spray mechanism is permanently housed in a non

- refillable can designed for handheld application without the need for ancillary hoses or spray equipment. Aerosol adhesives include special purpose spray adhesives, mist spray adhe sives, and web spray adhesives, as defined in the California Air Resources Board consumer products regulation found in Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, beginning at Section

94507. An adhesive consisting of a mixture of rubber, resins, liquid and /or gaseous solvents, and propellants packaged in a hand

- held, pressurized, non

- refillable container. The container expels the pressurized aerosol materials in a finely divided spray when a valve on the container is depressed.

203 ALCOHOL: An org anic chemical known as a monohydric alc ohol , in which one hydroxyl (OH) group is attached to a carbon atom in place of a hydrogen atom. Common examples include, and are not limited to, methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, and pentanol.

203 204 APPLICATION EQUIPMENT: A device used to apply adhesive, coating, or ink

materials.

205 BLANKET : Any rubber or synthetic rubber mat used in offset

- lithography to transfer or "offset" an image from a planographic printing plate to paper or other substrate

.

20 6 BLANKET REPAIR MATERIAL: T he material used in offset printing to correct low spots in the press blanket.

204 20 7 BLANKET AND ROLLER WASHES: Cleaning materials

, which are used to remove
clean the printing inks, oils, and paper pieces rubber

- surface fabric used to transfer the image from the plate to the substrate

. . from the blankets and rollers excluding metering rollers and plates

.

205 20 8 CLOSED CONTAINER: A container which has a cover that meets with the main body of the container without any visible gaps between the cover and the main body of the

container.

206 2 09 COATING: A layer of material, excluding adhesives, applied across the entire width of

a s ubstrate. Examples in printing, are an emulsion, varnish or lacquer applied over a printed surface, and, in platemaking, the light

- sensitive polymer or mixture applied to a metal plate.

207 2 1 0 COLD BENDING: A process which subjects the printed color, design, alphabet, symbol, or numeral on a printed object to permanent bending through the application of

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209 21 2 CONVERTING OPERATION: Coating, waxing, laminating, extrusion coating and printing, for fabrication of base materials. The base materials are then used to produce wraps, bags, and other preformed packages.

21 3 CUR ED INK, CURED COATING, OR CURED ADHESIVES: An ink, coating, or adhesive, which is dry to the touch.

210 21 4 DRYING OVEN: An oven used to hasten the process of drying printed or coated

material.

211 21 5 ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT: A product, which consists of a substrate and circuitry, created by screen printing a conductive ink on the substrate.

212 21 6 EMBOSSING: A process performed after printing to stamp a raised or depressed image (artwork or type) into the surface of the paper, using engraved metal embossing dies, extreme pressure and heat.

213 21 7 EXEMPT COMPOUNDS: For the purposes of this rule, Exempt Comp ounds are as
defined in Rule 102, D EFINITIONS efinitions

.

214 21 8 EXTREME PERFORMANCE INK/COATING: An ink or coating, used in screen printing on a non

- porous substrate

, that is designed to resist or withstand any of the following:

214.1 218.1 F f ive or more years of outdoor exposure;

214.2 218.2 E e xposure to industrial

- grade chemicals, solvents, acids, detergents, oil products (including fuels), cosmetics, temperatures exceeding 76 o C (170

o F), vacuum forming, embossing or molding.

215 2 19 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING INDUSTRY: Establishments that convert materials consisting of light gauge papers, plastic films, cellulosic films such as cellophane, thin gauge metal sheets such as aluminum foil or steel foil, and combinations thereof into a variety of product packages.

216 2 2 0 FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING: A printing operation utilizing a flexible rubber or other elastomeric plate in which the image area is raised relative to the nonimage area

.

217 2 2 1 FOUNTAIN SOLUTION: The solution applied to the image plate to maintain the hydrophilic properties of the nonimage areas and to keep the nonimage area free from

ink. Fountain solution is primarily water, and contains at least one of the following

materials:

217.1 221.1 E e tchan ts such as mineral salts

217 2 21 .2 H h ydrophilic gums

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- 4 Placer County APCD 218 2 2 2 FUGITIVE EMISSIONS: Uncollected e E missions of VOC from any portion of Graphic Arts Operations as defined in Section 2 2 3 19 , other than the drying oven.

219 22 3 GRAPHIC ARTS OPERATIONS: Any gravure, screen printing, flexographic, lithographic, or letterpress printing operation, or any coating or laminating operation that manufactures flexible packaging material for the packag ing industry. Processing equipment Equipment which has both coating and printing units is considered to be performing a graphic arts operation. Coating operations, which are performed by a machine having only coating units and no printing units, are not graphic arts operations except for flexographic printing operations.

220 22 4 GRAVURE PRINTING: A A n intaglio printing operation using a plate in which the image area is etched below the surface of the printing plate and is transferred directly

to the substrate when the substrate is pressed against the plate by an impression

roller or engraved onto the surface

.

22 5 HEATER or DRYER: A hot air, high velocity system used to dry inks on printed or

coated substrate.

221 22 6 HEAT BENDING: A process, which subjects the printed color, design, alphabet, symbol, or numeral on a printed object to permanent bending through the application of

heat and force.

222 22 7 HEATSET INK: A printing ink used on continuous web

- feed printing presses that a re equipped with dryers or ovens. The ink dries or sets by heat induced evaporation of the ink oils and subsequent chilling of the ink by chill rolls.

22 8 INK JET : A digital printing technology in which ink is ejected through printheads onto a

substrate to create an image.

223 2 29 INFLATING: A process of filling a printed object with air or gas which results in the swelling of the printed area.

224 2 3 0 LAMINATING OPERATIONS: A process of composing two or more layers of material to form a single multipl e

- layer sheet by using adhesive as the bonding agent.

225 2 3 1 LETTERPRESS PRINTING: A printing operation in which the image area is raised

relative to the non

- image area and the ink is transferred to the paper directly from the image surface.

226 2 3 2 LINE: The minimum equipment which is required for the application and/or curing of inks and/or coatings on a substrate, including the ink and/or coating applicators and heating oven(s) and associated ink and coating mixing equipment.

227 2 3 3 LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING: A printing operation in which the image and non

- image areas exist in the same plane. The non

- image area is treated chemically so that only the image areas will be printed onto the substrate. This printing process differs from other printing processes where the image is typically printed from a raised or recessed

surface.

228 LITHOGRAPHIC AND LETTER PRESS PRINTING, OTHER CLEANING: Cleaning of metering rollers and printing plates.October April 11 8

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- 9 Rules and Regulations 229 23 4 MAINTENANCE CLEANING: A solvent cleaning operation or activity carried out to keep tools, machinery, or general work areas in clean and good operational condition.

230 23 5 MATERIAL: Any material containing VOC including but not limited to coating, adhesive, inks (e.g., printing ink, metallic ink, ultraviolet ink), fountain solutions, thinners, reducers, catalysts, colorants, or solvents used in cleaning.

231 23 6 MECHANICALLY FORMED PRODUCTS: Screen printed products made of plastic
substrates, which are subjected to vacuum

- forming, embossing, inflating, heat bending, or cold bending processes after the screen printing operation.

232 23 7 METALLIC INK: An ink that contains greater tha n 50 grams of metal per liter (0.4 lb/gal) of ink.

233 238 METERING ROLLER: A roller to transfer and meter fountain solution water to maintain hydrophilic properties.

234 239 NONCOMPLIANT MATERIAL: A material that:

234 23 9

. 2 1 E e xceeds the VOC content limits specified in Section 302 301 , and is not exempt pursuant to Section 104, and does not use emission control equipment pursuant to Section 303 302 ; or

234 23 9 .2 E e xceeds the VOC content limit and/or composite vapor partial pressure limit, as applicable, in Section 302 303 , and does not use emission control equipment pursuant to Section 303

.

235 2 40 NON

- HEATSET INK: An ink that sets and dries by absorption into the substrates, and hardens by ambient air oxidation that may be accelerated by the use of infrared light sources. For purposes of this definition ultraviolet and electron

- beam curable inks are examples of non

- heatset inks

236 2 41 NON

- POROUS SUBSTRATE: Any substrate whose surface prevents penetration by
water, includ ing but not limited to foil, polyethylene, polypropylene, cellophane, paper or paperboard coated with a non

- porous metallized metalized polyester, nylon and polyethylene terephthalate (mylar). Clay

- coated printing paper as defined by the American Paper Institute Classification System, and paperboard coated with clay to prevent water penetration shall be considered non

- porous substrates.

237 2 42 OFFSET PRINTING: A lithographic printing operation in which the image area is
transferred, or offset, to anoth er surface, and then printed onto the substrate. Typically, th e ink is offset from a plate to a rubber blanket, and then from the blanket to

the substrate.

238 2 43 OVERLAY: A screen printed product made of polycarbonate, polyester, or clear vinyl plastic substrate which activates the circuitry on an electronic circuit underneath it when pressed against the electronic circuit. Overlays and electronic circuits are used

in me mbrane switches of products such as computer keyboards, calculators, control panels, and home appliances.

239 24 4 PREPRESS OPERATIONS: Operations associated with printing plate making using film photo including but not limited to, film photo processors and plate photo

processors , color scanners, film cleaning, or plate developer s

.

240 24 5 PRINTING: Any graphic arts operation that imparts color, design, alphabet, or

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242 24 7 PROOF PRESS: A press used exclusively to check the quality of print, color reproduction, and editorial content.

243 24 8 REFRIGERATED CHILLER: A device that continuously maintains and suppl ies fountain solution to a holding tray at a temperature of 55 degrees Fahrenheit or less when measured at the supply tank, thereby reducing evaporative emissions of VOCs in

fountain solution.

2 49 REMOVABLE PRESS COMPONENT: A part, component, or accessory of a press that is physically attached to the press but is disassembled and removed from the press prior to being cleaned. Rollers, blankets, metering rollers, fountains, impression cylinders and plates shall not be considered as removable press components.

244 2 50 REPAIR CLEANING: Cleaning of equipment parts as part of a repair operation or as part of a scheduled maintenance procedure during which the parts are not removed from the equipment and power to the printing equipment has been turned of f and

secured.

2 51 ROLLER WASH : Solvent used to clean the metal ink rollers on a printing press

.

245 2 52 SCREEN PRINTING: A printing operation in which the printing ink passes through a

refined form of stencil to a web or fabric. The stencil openings determine the form and dimension of the imprint.

246 2 53 SIGN INK/COATING: A printing ink or coating used in screen printing indoor and outdoor signs (excluding structural components) and murals, including lettering enamels, poster colors, copy blockers, and bulletin enamels.

247 2 54 SOLVENT CLEANING: The removal of loosely held uncured adhesives, uncured inks, uncured coatings, and contaminants including, but not limited to, dirt, soil, and grease from equipment, substrate, and general work areas.

248 2 55 SPECIALTY FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING: Flexographic printing on polyethylene, polyester and foil substrates for food packaging, health care products, fertilizer bags, or liquid

- tight containers.

249 25 6 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SIC): Number codes created by the U. S. Government Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to classify establishments by type of economic activity.

250 257 STATIONARY SOURCE: Any building, structure, facility, or emissions unit which emits or may emit any affected pollutant directl y or as a fugitive emission.

250 257 .1 Building, structure, facility, or emissions unit includes all pollutant emitting activities which:

250 257 .1.1 Belong to the same industrial grouping, and

250 257 .1.2 Are located on one property, or two or more contiguous properties,

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which are under common control.

257.2 Pollutant emitting activities shall be considered as part of the same

indu strial grouping if:

25 7 0 .2.1 They belong to the same two

- digit Standard Industrial

Classification (SIC) code, or

25 7 0 .2.2 They are part of a common production process, which includes

industrial processes, manufacturing processes and any connected processes involving a common material.

2 58 STRIPPING: The removal of cured inks, cured coatings, or cured adhesives.

251 259 SUBSTRATE: The surface to which a printed image is applied. Substrates include,
but are not limited to, paper, plastic, metal, wood, ceramic, and fabric.

252 260 ULTRAVIOLET INK: Ink which dries by polymerization reaction induced by ultraviolet

energy.

253 261 VACUUM

- FORMING: A process which imparts a desired shape to a printed object by subjecting the screen printed area of the object to a vacuum.

254 262 VOC COMPOSITE PARTIAL PRESSURE: The sum of the partial pressures of the compounds defined as VOCs. VOC composite partial pressure shall be calculated by the following equation:

Where: PP C = VOC composite partial pressure at 20 o C, in mm Hg.

W i = Weight of the "i"th VOC compound, in grams, as

determined by ASTM E 260

- 96.

W

w = Weight of water, in grams as determined by ASTM D

3792

- 99.

W

e = Weight of the "e"th exempt compound, in grams, as

determined by ASTM E 260

- 96.

MW i = Molecular weight of the "i"th VOC compound, in grams

per g

- mole, as given in chemical reference literature.

MW

w = Molecular weight of water, 18 grams per g

- mole.

MW

e = Molecular weight of the "e"th exempt compound, in

gra ms per g

- mole, as given in chemical reference

literature.

VP i = Vapor pressure of the "i"th VOC compound at 20 o C, in

mm Hg, as determined by Section 502.7 of this rule. VOC composite partial pressure is calculated pursuant to Section 403.

255 26 2 3 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC): Any chemical compound containing at least one atom of carbon except for the Exempt Compounds listed in Rule

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2 6 3 4 .1 VOC Regulatory Content: The weight of VOC per combined volume of

VOC and material , calculated with the following equation:

VOC Regulatory Content = ( Ws

– Ww

– Wec ) / ( Vm

– Vw

– Vec )

2 6 3 4 .2 VOC Actual Content: The weight of VOC per volume of material, calculated with the following equation:

VOC Actual Content = ( Ws

– Ww

– Wec ) / Vm

Where:

Ws = Weight of volatile compounds in grams

Ww = Weight of water in grams

Wec = Weight of exempt compounds in grams
Vm = Volume of material in liters

Vw = Volume of water in liters

Vec = Volume of exempt compounds, as defined in

Rule 102, D EFINITIONS efinitions , in liters

2 6 4 .3 Percent of VOC by Weight: The ratio of the weight of the VOC to the weight of the material, expressed as a percent. The percent of VOC by weight shall be calculated as follows:

Where: Wvoc = Weight of VOCs in grams Wp = Weight of material in grams.

256 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) AS APPLIED: A VOC as applied means the VOC content of the material as applied including thinners, reducers, hardeners, retarders, catalysts and additives calculated pursuant to Section 502.1.

257 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) AS SUPPLIED: A VOC as supplied means the VOC content of the original material as supplied by the manufacturer calculated pursuant to Section

502.1.

258 26 4 5 WATER SLIDE DECALS: Decals which are screen printed onto treated paper

stock, and are removable from the stock by the dissolution of an underlying, water

soluble adhesive or a similar carrier.

259 26 5 6 WEB: A continuous sheet of substrate that is printed on web

- fed printin g

presses.

260 26 6 7 WEB

- FEED: An automatic system on a printing press, which supplies a web substrate for printing from a continuous roll or web or from an extrusion conversion

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300 STANDARDS

301 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Any person operating equipment for GRAPHIC ARTS OPERATIONS as defined in Section 219, shall comply with one of the following requirements:

301.1 Use only low

- VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) inks, coatings, adhesives, and fountain solutions as specified in Section 302, of this rule; or

301.2 Install and operate on the line, approved emission control equipment pursuant to Section 303, with a control device efficiency of at least 95 percent on a mass basis, and a collection efficiency of at least 70% on a mass basis. (Note that the use of an approved emission control system does not eliminate the need to comply with the provisions of Section 304 of this rule.)

302 301 VOC CONTENT LIMITS FOR MATERIALS USED IN GRAPHIC ARTS

OPERATIONS: Except for graphic ar ts operations exempt pursuant to Section 104, no person shall apply any material with a VOC content in excess of the limits specified

below. The VOC content of the material as applied ( including thinners, reducers, hardeners, retarders, catalysts, and additives ) shall be determined pursuant to Section

502.1

.

302 301 .1 VOC Content for Inks, Coatings, and Adhesives:

M aterial T ype VOC Regulatory C ontent

g m /l (lb/gal) Less water and exempt compounds

General Printing Ink

Adhesive Coating 300 (2.5)

150 (1.25) 300 (2.5)

Screen Printin g

g Printing Ink

Adhesive Coating

Electronic Circuit

Extreme Performance Ink/Coating

Metallic Ink Sign Ink/Coating Mechanically Formed Products Overlays

Web

- Fed Wallpaper

Water Slide Decals 400 (3.3) 150 (1.25) 400 (3.3) 800 (6.7)

800 400 ( 6.7 3.3 ) 400 (3.3)

500 400 ( 4.1 3.3 )

800 (6.7) 800 (6.7) 300 (2.5) 800 (6.7)October 11, 2012

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M aterial T ype VOC Content

( %

by Weight ) VOC

CONTENT

gm/l (lb/gal) Including water and exempt compounds

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8, 2005

Fountain Solutions

– Chilled Using Refrigerated Chiller

1

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0

. 9

7 ) 100 (0.83)

Fountain Solutions

– Non

- Chilled 1

1

6 (

0

. 9

7 ) 80 (0.67)

Heatset Web Offset Lithographic

C ontaining alcohol

Chilled using refrigerator chiller 3

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- c hilled

C Heatset Web Offset Lithographic

- c ontaining no alcohol 5

Coldset Web Offset Lithographic 5

Sheet

- fed Offset Lithographic ( with maximum sheet size greater than 11 x 17 inches ) : C ontaining alcohol and chilled using refrigerator chiller

Other 8.5

5

All Other Presses Chilled using refrigerator chiller

Non

- chilled 10

8

302 301 .3 Temperature Gauge Requirements Refrigerated Chiller: The refrigerated chiller shall be equipped with a temperature gauge. The temperature of the fountain solution shall be maintained at 55 o F or less.

30 2 1

. 3 4 Coldset Web Offset Lithographic Fountain Solution : Fountain solution s containing alcohol shall not be used in coldest web offset lithographic printing operations.

303 302 EMISSION CONTROL EQUIPMENT:

30 2 .1 Heatset Web Offset Lithographic or Letterpress: A person using h eatset web offset lithographic or letterpress printing operation that prior to controls ha s a potential to emit of greater than 25 tons of VOC emissions per year shall use
an add

- on control device, on the dryers, that satisfies the follow ing :

302.1.1 The air pollution control equipment is approved by the Air Pollution

Control Officer, pursuant to Rule 501, GENERAL PERMIT

REQUIREMENTS G ENERAL eneral P ERMIT ermit

R EQUIREMENTS equirements

, and

302.1.2 The air pollution control equipment is designed and operated with

an overall (control and capture) efficiency, as determined in

Sections 502.4 and 502.5, that 502.5 that satisfies one of the following conditions, whichever is applicable:

30 2 .1.2.1 90% overall control and capture efficiency

, by

weight, if the h eatset w eb o ffset Lithographic or Letterpress printing control device installed prior to

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.

30 2 .1.2.2 95% overall control and capture efficiency , by

weight, if the if the heatset web o ffset Lithographic

or l etterpress printing control device installed after

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.

30 2 .1. 3 As an alternative to Section 302 .1.2, the mass concentration at the

outlet of the air pollution control equipment

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30 2

. 2 Alternative Emissions Control Equipment: As an alternative of complying

with the VOC content limit of to Section s 301 and 302 , a person may use air pollution control equipment provid ed the following conditions are met: ing it satisfies the following:

303 302

. 2

. 1 The air pollution control equipment is approved by the Air Pollution

Control Officer pursuant to Rule 501, GENERAL PERMIT

REQUIREMENTS G ENERAL eneral P ERMIT ermit

R EQUIREMENTS equirements

. ;

, and

,

303 302

. 2

. 2 During any period of continuo u s operation

, not to exceed 24 hours,

t T he air pollution control equipment shall have an overall capture

and control ef ficiency of at least 8 0 percent

, by weight, for flexible packaging printing, and at least 7 0 percent, by weight, for other types of printing operations ; and,

. is designed and operated with

30 2

. 2

. 3 The capture system shall vent all drying oven exhaust to the

control device and shall have one or more inlets for collection of fugitive emissions ; and,

.

30 2

. 2

. 4 The air pollution control system shall reduce VOC emissions, at all

the times, to a level that is not greater than the VOC emissions

limits which would have been achieved through the use of complaint materials as per Section s 301

.

303.2.1 A control device efficiency of at least 95 percent on a mass basis,

as determined pursuant to Sections 406 and 502.4, and

303.2.2 An emission collection efficiency of at least 70 percent on a mass basis, as determined pursuant to Section 502.5.

302.2.5 401 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN: Any person using

existing emission control equipment pursuant to Section 302, as a means of complying with this rule, as provided in Section 301,

must S ubmit an Operation and Maintenance Plan for the emission control equipment to the Air Pollution Control Officer at least 90 days in advance of the date on which VOC emission control system is to be used in lieu of compliance with VOC

li mitations for approval

. A person proposing to install new emission control equipment as a means of complying with this rule shall submit in addition to an Operation and Maintenance Plan, an application for an Authority to Construct, pursuant to Rule 501,

General Permit Requirem ents

. The plan shall specify operation and maintenance procedures that demonstrate continuous operation and compliance of the emissions control equipment during periods of emissions

- producing operations

. The Plan shall specify key system operating parameters such as temperatures, pressures, and/or flow rates, as necessary to determine compliance with this rule and shall describe detailed procedures to maintain the approved emission control equipment. The Plan shallOctober April 11 8

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302.2. 6 Submit in addition to an Operation and Maintenance Plan, an

application for an Authority to Construct, pursuant to Rule 501,

General Permit Requirements GENERAL PERMIT

REQUIREMENTS

.

304.1 304 303 CLEANING AND STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: Any person using cleanup solvents for graphic arts operations shall comply with the following requirements :

30 3 4 .1 Materials used for solvent cleaning shall not exceed the VOC and/or composite vapor partial pressure limits specified in the table below. The VOC content of the material as applied shall be determined pursuant to Section 502.1. The composite partial pressure shall be determined using

Section 502.6.

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VOC CONTENT OF SOLVENT CLEANING MATERIALS

Note: Where VOC limits are shown as both grams/liter and composite vapor pressure, either may be used as the content limit for the specific application shown.

Material Type Actual VOC

Content

g m /l (lb/gal) Including

Water and Exempt Compounds VOC Composite

Partial Pressure

Millimeters of Mercury at 20 o C (68 o F)October 11, 2012

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Note: Where VOC limits are shown as both grams/liter and composite vapor pressure, either may be used as the content limit for the specific application shown.

Material Type Actual VOC

Content

g m /l (lb/gal) Including

Water and Exempt Compounds VOC Composite

Partial Pressure

Millimeters of Mercury at 20 o C (68 o F)

General (e.g., maintenance, repair, solvent, wipe) Cleaning 72 (0.60)

Application Equipment Cleaning

1. General (not specifically listed below)

2. Lithographic and Letter Press Printing, Blanket and Roller Washes

, and Other On

- Press Components

3. Lithographic and Letter Press Printing, Other Cleaning

4. Screen Printing

5. Flexographic Printing

6. Specialty Flexographic Printing

7. Ultraviolet Inks (Except Screen Printing) 100 (0.83)

300 (2.5)

300 (2.5)

300 (2.5)

100 (0.83)

810 (6.8) 670 (5.6)

800 (6.7) 670 (5.6) AND

OR

OR

OR

AND

AND

AND 3

10

25 10

10

3

21 10

33 10

304.2 Lithographic and Letter Press Printing, Other Cleaning: The total usage for this cleaning category shall not exceed 15 percent (by volume) of the total monthly usage of the Lithographic and Letter Press Printing, Blanket and Roller Washes category. The percentage of t he solvents used for Lithographic and Letter Press Printing, Other Cleaning shall be calculated as follows:October April 11 8

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Y = Total material usage for Lithographic and

Letter Press Printing, Blanket and Roller Washes (gal/month

303.2 304.3 Closed containers shall be used for the disposal of all VOC

containing cloth, sponges, papers, or other materials used for solvent cleaning.

304.4 303.3 All VOC

- materials shall be stored in closed containers when not in use.

303.4 304.5 These cleanup solvent cleaning material limits shall supercede the requirements of Rule 240, S URFACE urface P REPARATION reparation

AND and C LEANUP leanup , for the cleaning of appli cation equipment.

305 30 4 PROHIBITION OF SALE: A person shall not supply, sell, solicit, or offer for sale, any noncompliant material as defined in Section 234 239 for use in graphic arts operations. The prohibition in this section shall apply to any graphic arts material which will be applied at any physical location within the District.

306 30 5 SURFACE PREPARATION AND REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SOLVENT

CLEANING: Solvents used to clean substrates during the manufacturing process, or used for surface preparation before coating, adhesive, or ink application, and solvents used for repair or maintenance cleaning, are subject to the requirements of Rule 240,

S URFACE ur face P REPARATION reparation AND and C LEANUP leanup

.

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN: Any person using existing emission control equipment pursuant to Section 303 , as a means of complying with this rule, as provided in Section 301 and 302 , must submit, an Operation and Maintenance Plan for the emission control equipment to the Air Pollution Control Officer for approval. A person proposing to install new emission control equipment as a means of complying

with this rule shall submit in addition to an Operation and Maintenance Plan, an application for an Authority to Construct, pursuant to Rule 501, General Permit Requirements

. The Plan shall specify key system operating parameters such as temperatures, pressures, and/or flow rates, as necessary to determine compliance with this rule and shall describe detailed procedures to maintain the approved emission control equipment. The Plan shall also specify which records must be kept to document these operating and maintenance procedures. These records shall comply with the requirements of Sections 501.4, and 501.5. The Plan shall be implemented upon approval of the Air Pollution Control Officer.

402 401 PRODUCT INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SELLERS: Any person who sells any material subject to this rule shall make available to the purchaser at the time of sale the following information:

402 401 .1 The material type by name , product / code identification number , and

/ manufacturer;

402 401 .2 For M m aterials S s ubject to Section 302 301 .1: The maximum VOC regulatory content of the material (adhesive, ink and coating) , as supplied

. , The VOC content shall be displayed as expressed in grams of VOC per liter of

material ( or pounds of VOC per gallon as determined pursuant to Section

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402 401 .3 For M m aterials S s ubject to Section 302 301 .2: The maximum weight percentage of VOC content of the fountain solution , as supplied. The VOC content shall be displayed as grams per liter of material (or pounds of VOC per gallon), including water and exempt compounds as determined pursuant to

Section 26 4 .3 502

. 1 ;

402 401 .4 For M m aterials S s ubject to Section 304 303 .1: The maximum VOC

content and the total VOC composite partial pressure of the material

. as supplied

. The VOC content shall be displayed expressed as grams of VOC per liter of material ( or pounds of VOC per gallon) , including water and exempt compounds as determined pursuant to Section 502.1. The composite vapor partial pressure shall be displayed in millimeters of mercury at 20 o C (68 o F) as determined pursuant to Section 502. 6 7 ; and

402 401 .5 For all materials subject to Sections 30 1 2 and 304 303 .1: Recommendations regarding thinning, reducing, or mixing with any material.

403 CALCULATION FOR DETERMINING VOC COMPOSITE PARTIAL PRESSURE: VOC composite partial pressure shall be calculated by the following equatio n:

Where: PP C = VOC composite partial pressure at 20 o C, in mm Hg.

W i = Weight of the "i"th VOC compound, in grams, as determined by ASTM E 260

- 9 6.

W

w = Weight of water, in grams as determined by ASTM D 3792

- 99.

W

e = Weight of the "e"th exempt compound, in grams, as determined by ASTM E 260

- 96.

MW i = Molecular weight of the "i"th VOC compound, in grams per g

- mole, as given in

chemical reference literatur e.
MW

w = Molecular weight of water, 18 grams per g

- mole.

MW

e = Molecular weight of the "e"th exempt compou nd, in grams per g

- mole, as given in

chemical reference literatu re.
VP i = Vapor pressure of the "i"th VOC compound at 20 o C, in mm Hg, as determined by

Section 502.7 of this rule

.

404 CALCULATION FOR DETERMINING VOC CONTENT OF MATERIAL EXCLUDING WATER

AND EXEMPT COMPOUNDS: For the VOC content as applied, the volume of material is defined as the volume of the original material plus any material (e.g., thinners, reducers, or catalysts) added to the original material. For the VOC content as supplied, the vol ume of material is defined as the volume of the original material. The weight of VOC per combined volume of VOC and material solids shall be calculated by the following equation:

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W

v = Weight of all volatile compounds, including any volatile materials added to the original material supplied by the manufacturer when calculating the VOC content as applied, in grams

W

w = Weight of water, in grams

W

ec = Weight of exempt compounds, in grams

V

m = Volume of material, in liters

V

w = Volume of water, in liters

V

ec = Volume of exempt compounds, in liters

405 CALCULATION FOR DETERMINING VOC CONTENT OF MATERIAL INCLUDING

WATER AND EXEMPT COMPOUNDS: For the VOC content as applied, the volume of material is defined as the volume of the original material, plus any material added to the original material (e.g., thinners or reducers). For the VOC content as supplied, the volume of mate rial is defined as the volume of the original material. The weight of VOC per total volume of material shall be calculated by the following equation:

Where: G 2 = Weight of VOC per total volume of material, in grams per liter

W

v = Weight of all volatile compounds, in grams

W

w = Weight of water, in grams

W

ec = Weight of exempt compounds, in grams

V

m = Volume of material, in liters

406 402 CALCULATION FOR DETERMINING PERCENT CONTROL EFFICIENCY AND VOC

MASS EMISSION RATE: The VOC mass emission rate shall be calculated both upstream and downstream of the emissions control device based on the VOC mass concentration and volumetric flowrate, pursuant to Section 502.5 and the equations on the following page:

406 402 .1 VOC Mass Emission Rate:

Where:

M = VOC mass emission rate (upstream and downstream, in lb/hr.

Q = the volumetric flowrate at the inlet (upstream) or exhaust stack outlet (downstream), in standard cubic feet per minute as determined by

Section 502.4.

C = the VOC mass concentration at the inlet (upstream) or outlet (downstream), in pounds per standard cubic feet, as determined pursuant to Section 502.4.

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CE = control efficiency.

M

u = the upstream VOC mass emission rate, in lb/hr.

M d = the downstream VOC mass emission rate, in lb/hr.

407 403 CALCULATION FOR DETERMINING VOC EMISSIONS FOR STATIONARY

SOURCES INCLUDING THOSE EXEMPT PURSUANT TO SECTION S 104.1
, 104.2 AND 104.7.

407 403 .1 The total VOC emissions from materials shall be determined as

follows:

Where:

E = Total VOC emissions (lbs

- VOCs/month)

E 1 = VOC emissions from ink usage ((lbs

- VOCs/month) , as calculated in

Section 403.2

E 2 = VOC emissions from material (except Inks) usage (lbs

- VOCs/month)

, as calculated in Section 403.3

407 403 .2 VOC Emissions from Ink Usage:

Where:

E 1 = VOC emissions from ink usage (lbs

- VOCs/month)

U 1 = ink usage as applied (gallons/month). This equals the ink usage in pounds per month divided by the density of the ink.

P 1 = VOC content (lbs

- VOC/gallon), applied as, de termined pursuant to

Section 502.1

R = ink retention factor (20% for heat

- set lithographic printing, 95% for non

heat set lithographic printing, and 0% for all other printing operations)

407 403 .3 VOC Emissions from Material (except Inks) Usages:

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- VOCs/month)

U i = material usage, as applied, (gallons/month)

V i = VOC content in the material (lbs

- VOC/gal), as applied, as determined pursuant to Section 502.1

500 M ONITORING AND RECORDS

501 RECORDKEEPING: In addition to any existing permit conditions issued pursuant to
Rule 501, G ENERAL eneral P ERMIT ermit R EQUIREMENTS equirements , any person subject to this rule, including operations claiming exemption under Section 104.1

, 104.2, and 104.7 , shall comply with the following requirements:

501.1 List of Materials: A list shall be maintained of all materials currently used and/or stored at the site. The list shall include the following information:

501.1.1 Material type (e.g., adhesive, coating, ink, fountain solution,

extreme performance ink/coating, or cleanup solvent) by name

, product / code identification number, and / manufacturer

, and the appropriate material type category as designated in Sections 302

301 and 304 303 .1 as applicable.

501.1.2 The actual VOC regulatory content of the materials (e.g., adhesive,

coating, or ink) listed in Section 302 301 .1, expressed in grams per liter or pounds per gallon. as applied excluding water and exempt compounds.

501.1.3 Th e actual weight percentage of VOC content of volatiles of the

fountain solution listed in Section 302 301 .2 as applied , including water and exempt compounds in grams per liter or pounds per gallon. The VOC content as provided by the manufacturer may be acceptable if the fountain solution is used as supplied

501.1.4 The actual VOC actual content of the cleaning materials listed in

Section 304 303

, as applied including water and exempt compounds expressed in grams per liter or pounds per gallon.

501.1.5 The VOC composite partial pressure for materials listed in Section

304 303 .1, if applicable. The composite partial pressure shall be calculated pursuant to Section s 403 and 502.7. 2 62

.

501.1.6 The actual mixing ratio used for the material, as applied.

50 1.1.7 For inks, the density of the ink in lbs/gallon.

501.1.8 For aerosol adhesives exempt pursuant to Section 104. 7 6 , records

of VOC content in the aerosol adhesive. The VOC content shall be recorded as percent by weight. The record shall also include the type of operation (i.e., substrate, purpose) for which the

aerosol adhesive is used.

501.1.9 Identification of each material type exceeding the VOC limits

specified in Sections 302 301 and 304 303 .1

. or the composite

vapor partial pressure specified in Section 304.1 303.1

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501.2 Product Information: The information listed under Sections 402 401 .1 through

402 401 .5 shall be maintained on

- site and made available to the Air Pollution Control Officer upon request.

501.3 Usage Records: Any person within the District using materials regulated by this rule shall update and maintain the calendar monthly records as required by

this rule as follows:

501.3.1 Monthly:

501.3.1 .1 Records of total applied volume in gallons or weight in pounds

(weight allowed for ink only) for each material (including thinners, reducers, hardeners, retarders, catalysts, fountain solutions and cleaning materials), specified by material type as listed in Sections

302 301 and 304 303 .1 , and VOC emissions from each material
type

.

501.3. 1.2 2 For graphic arts operations exempt pursuant to Sections 104.1

,

104.2 , or 104.7, records of total VOC emissions from all materials (including thinners, reducers, hardeners, retarders, and catalysts) used for each calendar month in pounds. The records shall be determined using emission calculations specified in Section

407 403

.

501.3. 3 For graphic arts operations exempt pursuant to Section 104.8,

records of total VO C emissions from all offset lithographic printing operations, including related cleaning activities.

501.3.4 For graphic arts operations exempt pursuant to Section 104.10,

records of total VOC emissions from heatset web offset lithographic printing and heatset web letterpress printing.

501.3. 1.3 5 Records of total applied volume for each material exceeding the

VOC limits specified in Sections 302 301 and 304 303 .1 by name

, product / code identification number, / manufacturer

, and material
type.

501.3.1.4 Records showing the percentage of Lithographic and

Letter Press, Other Cleaning materials (i.e., metering rollers and plates) as calculated pursuant to Section

304.2.

501.4 Emission Control Equipment: Any person using emission control equipment
pursuant to Section 303 302 as a means of complying with this rule shall maintain on a daily basis:

501.4.1 Such records as required by the Operation and Maintenance Plan

in Section 401 302.2.5 ; and

501.4.2 Records of applied volume in gallon or by weight in pounds (weight

allowed for ink only); and

501.4.3 Records of test reports conducted pursuant to Section

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501.5 Duration of Records: All records required by this rule shall be retained on

- site for at least two years, except for sources subject to Rule 50 7, F EDERAL ederal

O PERATING perating P ERMIT ermit P ROGRAM rogram

, which shall be retained for at least five years. Such records shall be made available to the Air Pollution Control Officer upon request.

502 TEST METHODS

502.1 Determination of VOC Content: VOC content of the material (except as provided for in Section 502.2), as applied including thinners, reducers, hardeners, retarders, and catalysts , shall be determined in accordance with
EPA Method 24, Section 404 26 4 .1 and Section 502.3, for VOC regula tory

content if less water and exempt compound s , or with EPA Method 24 and

Section 404 26 4 .2

, for VOC actual content. if including water and exempt compounds

.

502.2 Analysis of Samples, Non

- Heatset Polymerizing Lithographic Or Letterpress

Inks: Measurement of the volatile content shall be made in accordance with

EPA Method 24. All components of the sample must be weighed in the proper proportion into the analysis container and mixed together, with the mixture then being allowed to stand for at least one hour, but no more than 24 hours, prior to being oven

- dried at 110 o C for 1 hour.

502.3 Determination of Exempt Compounds: Compounds exempt pursuant to
Section 213, shall be determined in accordance with ASTM D4457

- 91 , “Test

Method for Determination of Dichloromethane and 1,1,1

- tricholoethane in Paints and Coatings by Direct Injection into a Gas Chromatograph ”, or C ARB

Method 432

, “Determination of Dichloromethane and 1,1,1

- tricholoethane in Paints and Coatings”

. If any of the perfluoro carbons are being claimed as exempt compounds, the person making the claim must state in advance which compounds are present, and the EPA

- approved test method used to make the determination of these compounds.

502.4 Determination Of Control Efficiency: Control efficiency of the control equipment shall be determined in accordance with applicable EPA Methods 18, 25, 25A, EPA Method 2 or 2C; and Section 406. (1) U.S. EPA Method 18, 25 or 25A, for VOC concentration, and (2) U.S. EPA Method 2 or 2C for flow

rates, a s applicable, and calculated in accordance with Section 406.

502.5 502.4 Determination Of of Control Equipment Efficiency: Efficiency of the emission control equipment shall be based upon test measurements made in

accordance with:

502. 5 4 .1 USEPA Method 18, 25 or 25A, for VOC concentration, and

502. 5 4 .2 USEPA Method 2 or 2C for flow rates, as applicable, and

calculated in accordance with Section 406 402

.

502. 6 5 Determination of Collection Capture Efficiency: Collection Capture efficiency shall be determined in accordance with U.S. EPA technical guideline
Document, Guidelines for Developing Capture Efficiency dated January 9,

1995

.

Individual capture efficiency test runs subject to U.S. EPA technical guidelines

shall be determin ed by:October 11, 2012

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204E, and/or 204F; or

502. 6 5 .2 Any other method approved by the U.S. EPA, the California Air

Resources Board, and the Air Pollution Control Officer.

502. 7 6 Determination of VOC Co mposite Partial Pressure: VOC composite partial pressure shall be determined in accordance with Section 403 2 62 and Section

502. 8 7

.

502. 8 7 Determination of Vapor Pressure: Vapor pressure of a VOC shall be

determined in accordance with ASTM Method D2879

- 97 , “Test Method for Vapor Pressure

- Temperature Relationship and Initial Decomposition Temperature of Liquids by Isotenie scope” , or may be obtained from the most

current edi tion of a published source, including, but not limited to:

502. 8 7 .1 The Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances , Boublik, Fried, and Hala;

Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, New York.

502. 8 7 .2 Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook , McGraw

- Hill Book

Company.

502. 8 7 .3 CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics , Chemical Rubber

Publishing Company.

502. 8 7 .4 Lange's Handbook of Chemistry , John Dean, editor, McGraw

- Hill

Book Company.

Not withstanding the provisions of this section, the Air Pollution Control Officer may require the use of a vapor pressure determined in accordance with ASTM

Method D2879

- 97 for determining compliance with this rule.

502. 9 8 Determination of Metal Content in Inks : The metal content of metallic inks

shall be determined in accorda nce with the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Method 318, “Determination of Weight Percent Elemental Metals in Coatings by X

- ray Diffraction”. Use of this method for determining the content of metals other than aluminum in metallic inks shall be subject to approval by the U.S. EPA, the California Air Resources Board, and

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